private void cmdMeasureString_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//How to measure user's string...
//this demostrate step-by-step
//similar to ... selectedTextPrinter.DrawString(printTextBuffer, x_pos, y_pos);
string str = txtInputChar.Text;
//
Typeface typeface = _basicOptions.Typeface;
float fontSizeInPoints = _basicOptions.FontSizeInPoints;
var layout = new Typography.TextLayout.GlyphLayout();
layout.Typeface = typeface;
layout.ScriptLang = _basicOptions.ScriptLang;
layout.PositionTechnique = _basicOptions.PositionTech;
layout.EnableLigature = false;// true
layout.EnableComposition = true;
//3.
//3.1 : if you want GlyphPlanList too.
//var resultGlyphPlanList = new Typography.TextLayout.GlyphPlanList();
//Typography.TextLayout.MeasuredStringBox box = layout.LayoutAndMeasureString(str.ToCharArray(), 0, str.Length, _basicOptions.FontSizeInPoints, resultGlyphPlanList);
//or
//3.2 : only MeasuredStringBox
Typography.TextLayout.MeasuredStringBox box =
layout.LayoutAndMeasureString(
str.ToCharArray(), 0,
str.Length,
fontSizeInPoints);
this.lblStringSize.Text = "measure (W,H)= (" + box.width.ToString() + "," + (box.AscendingInPx - box.DescendingInPx) + ") px";
}
